Franco believes that people interpret celebrity behaviour in the same way they draw conclusions about a film or news story.

When asked why there is a media obsession with his sexuality, Franco said: "It makes a lot of sense to me.

"Celebrities the media love to track, they become surfaces or icons for people to project on to, or read into, and they are touchstones for the greater community to talk about, or help themselves understand who they are.

"They're reading into celebrities the same way they'll read into a book or a movie or a major event."